Royals on the Farm 6/28 -- Dan Duffy sighting in AZL

AAA - Omaha: Oklahoma City 4, O-Royals 3

1B Ka'aihue 2-3, BB, 2B (15) -- .313
DH Miller 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI (34), 2 K, CS (2) -- .232
SS Falu 1-4, RBI (23) -- .279
CF Lough 0-4, K -- .274
LF Gordon 0-3, HBP, 2 K -- .333
2B Lucas 0-2, 2 BB, RS -- .333
RF Parraz 1-4, RS -- .267

Humber 7 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 5 H, 3 K -- 4.37 ERA
Holland IP, ER, H, 2 BB, 2 K -- 5.01 ERA
Rupe 1/3 IP, ER, H, HRA -- BS, 1, L, 1-2, 2.42 ERA

* A thriller of a 9th inning ended with Omaha on the losing end of the scoreboard. Omaha stranded 2 in the 1st and Oklahoma City took the lead in the 4th. Irving Falu singled home a run in the 5th but Phil Humber gave the lead right back to OKC in the bottom of the inning. The 2-1 lead held into the 9th before Jai Miller ripped a big 2-run triple to turn the lead around. Josh Rupe had 1 on with 1 out in the 9th when C Kevin Richardson ended it abruptly with a 2-run walkoff homer for his 3rd of the season. RP Pedro Strop blew his 4th save but picked up the win with 2 ER over 2/3 IP to move to 1-1. Starter Tanner Scheppers pitched 4 scoreless innings. RF Mitch Moreland and LF Brandon Boggs had 3 hits for the RedHawks. Omaha is 40-36. Manauris Baez starts Tuesday's series finale.

AA - NWA: Arkansas 4, Naturals 3

CF D. Robinson 2-4, 2B (13), RBI (28), K -- .298
1B C. Robinson 2-4, HR (13), RBI (51), RS -- .308
RF Orlando 1-4, RBI (28), SB (14) -- .313
3B Moustakas 1-4, K, RS -- .336
LF Smith 0-1, 3 BB, RS, E (3) -- .299
PH Giavotella 0-1 -- .278

Swaggerty IP, 3 ER, 2 H, 2 BB -- L, 2-4, 4.94 ERA
R. Hardy 3 IP, ER, 3 H, BB, pickoff -- 5.02 ERA
B. Johnson 2 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 K -- 5.90 ERA
Keating 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K -- 1.93 ERA

* A late Naturals comeback was not to be Monday. Nobody had reached base before the Travelers struck for 3 in the 2nd on 3 walks and 2 hits off Ben Swaggerty and Rowdy Hardy. Clint Robinson broke the deadlock for NWA with a solo homer in the 4th for his 13th of the season but Arkansas got the run back in the bottom of the 4th. Derrick Robinson hit an RBI double in the 8th and Paulo Orlando singled in a run in the 9th to trim the lead to 1 with runners at the corners and 0 out. The Nats loaded the bases with 2 outs but Johnny Giavotella hit a pinch-hit flyout to end it. RP Taylor Wilding worked 3 2/3 IP with 1 ER allowed to move to 3-4. Starter Daniel Cabrera allowed an ER over 4 IP. 1B Efren Navarro had 3 hits with a walk and RBI. C Roberto Lopez had 2 hits with 2 RS. NWA is 4-2. Louis Coleman was named Texas League Pitcher of the Week after 6 2/3 scoreless innings of work. Chris McConnell was named to the all-star team as an injury replacement. Wow. He's hitting .245 with 1 HR and 24 RBI. I think the Texas League needs to start combining for 1 all-star team and play the Southern League or something. Play an Indy league all-star team. The two-day TL all-star break starts tomorrow.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 4, Frederick 3 (11)

RF Romak 2-3, BB, HBP, 2 2B (21), 2 RBI (47), K, 2 RS -- .288
C S. Perez 1-5, RBI (24) -- .259
DH Walton 0-4, BB, RBI (16), 3 K -- .194
LF Ortiz 0-5 -- .296
1B Hosmer 0-3, 2 BB, RS -- .354

Baumann 5 IP, ER, 6 H, 4 K -- 1.97 ERA
Cuevas 4 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, K, HRA -- BS, 1, 7.58 ERA
Basurto 2 IP, BB, 5 K, pickoff -- W, 1-0, 2.81 ERA

* The Rocks blew the lead late but came back to win in 11. Jamie Romak doubled in 2 runs to stake Buddy Baumann to a 2-run lead before he took the mound. Baumann allowed a run in the 3rd but the Rocks got the run back in the 6th on a Jamar Walton RBI groundout. Jairo Cuevas allowed a run in the 7th and then had the Keys down to their last out before pinch hitter Jacob Julius hit his 7th homer to tie the game. Romak doubled with 2 out in the 11th and Salvador Perez came through with a clutch RBI single to put the Rocks ahead. Eric Basurto struck out the side in the 11th for the win. RP Sean Gleason allowed an ER over 3 2/3 IP to fall to 1-4. Starter Ryan Berry allowed 2 ER over 5 IP. CF Kyle Hudson and RF Ronnie Welty had 2 hits for the Keys. The Rocks are 3-2. John Lamb was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week after a stellar start versus Salem. He starts Tuesday's series finale.

A - Burlington: Peoria 3, Bees 1

DH Myers 1-4, RBI (45), K -- .293
CF Testa 0-3, K -- .267
1B Lewis 0-2, BB, K -- .260
LF Del Rosario 0-2, BB, picked off -- .211

Wooley 7 IP, ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K, balk, pickoff -- 6.93 ERA, good start for naught
Kelley 1/3 IP, ER, H, BB -- L, 0-2, 4.89 ERA
Dennick 1 2/3 IP, ER, 3 H, 2 K, HRA -- 4.94 ERA

* The Bees' woes continued as the offense managed only 3 hits in the loss. Peoria drew 2 walks to help scratch out a run off Nick Wooley in the 1st but he would only allow 4 hits and a walk thereafter. Wil Myers tied it with an RBI single in the 4th as 2 of the Bees' 3 hits came in one inning. Wooley's standout night was done after 7 strong and Scott Kelley allowed a run in the 8th. Ryan Dennick allowed a solo homer in the 9th for an insurance run for the Chiefs. The Bees' other hit came in the 5th. RP Ronny Morla pitched 2 scoreless to improve to 2-2. Starter Jeffry Antigua allowed an ER over 6 IP. CF Jae-Hoon Ha had 2 hits for the Chiefs, including his 2nd homer. The Bees are 0-4.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Chukars 7, Orem 1

1B Kuebler 3-5, K, 3 RS, SB (2) -- .355
2B Zebroski 2-5, 2 RBI (3) -- .400
LF Ferguson 2-4, S, K, RS -- .292
SS Espinal 2-5, BB, RBI (5), 2 K, picked off -- .323
C Cornstubble 2-4, BB, RBI (2), K -- .625
3B Culver 1-4, BB, RBI, 2 SB, K, 2 RS -- .208
RF Monger 1-4, HBP, 2B (3), RBI (2), K, RS, SB (2) -- .438
IF stranded 13.

Mariot 7 IP, ER, 3 H, BB, 6 K, WP -- W, 1-0, 2.45 ERA, first pro win comes in great start, looks promising
Peacock IP, BB -- 0.00 ERA, IF debut
Morizio IP, H, BB, K, WP -- 0.00 ERA

* Mike Mariot had a good start and the Chukars rode it to the win over the Owlz. Malcom Culver hit an RBI forceout and Tom Zebroski singled in a run before Yowill Espinal took a bases-loaded walk to make it 3-0 Chukars in the 2nd. Cameron Monger doubled in a run in the 3rd and Zebroski hit an RBI single to make it 5-0. For the second inning in a row, they left the bases full. Dale Cornstubble drove in a run with a 5th inning single and Jake Kuebler scored on an error in the 6th. Orem got its only run off Mariot in the 7th as he carried a 1-hitter into the inning. Matt Morizio stranded 2 in the 9th following a successful Chukars debut from Brian Peacock in the 8th. Starter Josh Blanco allowed 5 ER over 2 1/3 IP to drop to 0-2. 3B Thomas Nichols had 2 hits and the Owlz had 5 errors in the game. IF is 3-5. A 4-game set at the Casper Ghosts (5-3, Rookie Rockies) starts Tuesday.

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 9, Bluefield 1

2B Piterson 3-3, HBP, 2B (3), HR (2), 3 RBI (5), 3 RS, SB (3), E (3) -- .619, all about the 3s Monday
LF MacDougall 2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI (5), K, RS -- .182
CF Llanos 2-4, 2 2B (4), 2 K, 3 RS, SB (3) -- .241
1B Baldwin 1-4, 2 RBI (4), K, 2 E (4) -- .087
3B Stovall 1-2, 2 BB, 2B (3), 2 RS, SB (4) -- .350
SS McClure 0-4, 3 K -- .217
DH Jenkins 0-4 -- .214

L. Santiago 6 IP, H, BB, 6 K -- W, 2-0, 2.45 ERA, great start
Penny IP, BB -- 16.88 ERA
Keck 2 IP, UER, H, 2 BB, 2 K -- 0.00 ERA

* Leonel Santiago dominated the Orioles and the B-Royals cruised to the win. Santiago stranded 2 in the 1st and the Royals got all they needed with 3 runs on a Luis Piterson RBI double, a run-scoring wild pitch and Geoff Baldwin RBI groundout. Piterson went long in the 3rd for his 2nd homer of the season for a 2-run shot to make it 5-0 Burlington. Gabe MacDougall added a 2-run double in the 5th. Santiago retired the last 15 he faced and MacDougall added an RBI double in the 7th with Baldwin supplementing it with an RBI single to make it 9-0. Jonathon Keck allowed a run in the 8th but that was all Bluefield could do. O's SP Jarrett Martin allowed 7 runs (4 ER) over 4 2/3 IP to drop to 0-2. The O's only had 2 hits. The Royals are 3-4. Seth Furmanek was moved to AZL to get some catching time in.

Rookie - AZL: Royals and Cubs are tied at 3 late, check that, Cubs up, 5-3

CF Dyson 2-3, 2B, K, OF assist at third -- .556
C Marquez 2-3 -- .500
RF Alcantara 1-3, HR, 3 RBI (4), K, RS -- .182
3B Cuthbert 1-3, RS, 3 E (4) -- .238
LF Blanco 1-3, K -- .211

Duffy 2/3 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, K, balk -- 13.50 ERA, probably not the debut he wanted
Yambati 4 2/3 IP, ER, 4 H, BB, 7 K, 2 WP -- 0.93 ERA
R. Brown 1 2/3 IP, UER, H, 2 BB, K, E -- 0.00 ERA
Rogers 1/3 IP, 2 UER, 2 H, 2 K, WP -- 6.75 ERA

* Thus far, an Ysmelin Alcantara 3-run dinger is the only thing keeping the Royals in the game. The homer gave the Royals a 3-2 lead in the 6th but the Cubs tied it in the 7th and are ahead with 2 in the 8th. I'll go over how it ended up tomorrow. The big news was Danny Duffy's season debut, altho he allowed an ER in 2/3 of an inning. At least he's back on the mound. He'll round into shape.